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MO5622 History in the Making: Theories, Approaches and Practice 2

Academic year(s): 2019-2020

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 20

ECTS credits : 10

Level : SCQF level 11

Semester: 2

Planned timetable: To be arranged.

The module examines the development of history-writing and historical research since the Enlightenment, and the emergence of fields, trends and new approaches in current historiography. It brings together material from a range of historical approaches in order to provide a strong introduction to history and historiography at postgraduate level. Its combination of substantive and historiographical material enables the module to be used as a free-standing guide for those humanities students who are not based in History but who wish to take an elective module in the subject.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisite(s): Before taking this module you must pass MO5621

Anti-requisite(s): You cannot take this module if you take MO5601

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact: 1.5-hour seminar

Scheduled learning hours: 16

Guided independent study hours: 183

Assessment pattern

As used by St Andrews: Coursework = 100%

As defined by QAA
Written examinations : 0%
Practical examinations : 0%
Coursework: 100%

Re-assessment: New coursework: 3,000-word essay